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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. And finally….

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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And now, the GonzoBanker team salutes some other troublemakers in each individual Smarter Bank category: The Strategy Award – Goes to Studio Bank in Nashville, Tenn. The Talent Award – Goes to Pinnacle Financial Partners , Nashville, Tenn., Niche Payments Acquisition Award – Goes to City National Bank for its acquisition of FilmTrak.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Congrats on a brave move and national recognition Jim! Randy Stevens , CEO , First Farmers and Merchants Bank , Nashville TN. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created.

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From ACH To IoT: Looking Back On A Year Of Trackers

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According to research from LexisNexis, fraud is expected to reach $7.2 The risk of fraud is prompting eCommerce companies to seek out IoT solutions against cyberattacks. The company’s answer debuted earlier this year: a fully automated coin-operated car vending machine in Nashville, TN. billion by 2020. MPOS TRACKER.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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Accusations of fraud and mismanagement, and criticisms of the government’s decision to invest in Solyndra, were rampant in the days following news of Solyndra’s impending bankruptcy proceedings — but the core mistake here involved ignorance of a key aspect of Solyndra’s business.

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